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A review by jazzmyth
Steamlust: Steampunk Erotic Romance by Lisabet Sarai, Lynn Townsend, Elizabeth Coldwell, Kristina Wright, Andrea Dale, Sylvia Day, Mary Borsellino, Vida Bailey, Sacchi Green, Anya Richards, Saskia Walker, Nikki Magennis, Anna Meadows, Charlotte Stein, Christine d'Abo
1.0
this book? it was bad.
i'm a huge sylvia day fan and love steampunk so i was ECSTATIC to find out about this book and then see a copy of it at my library.
my theory is that there was a very strict word/page count for each story. every one tried to cram in too much information; all aspired to have significant worldbuilding, likeable characters, and hot sex. it's a pick two situation, with most really not even managing that.
one of the stories, "green cheese," was also super racist. i will never understand how people can put in steam-powered flying aircrafts in an alternate reality but still stick to colonialist history. it's boring, do better.
i kept reading this because each story was so short, i kept thinking the next one has to be better, just finish this one, and i was so fucking wrong. i finished reading this today solely so i do not have to get up and open this book again tomorrow.
there is nothing good here. sylvia day's story is the first one, and she suffers from the same pacing issues as the rest of the authors.
do not read this.
i'm a huge sylvia day fan and love steampunk so i was ECSTATIC to find out about this book and then see a copy of it at my library.
my theory is that there was a very strict word/page count for each story. every one tried to cram in too much information; all aspired to have significant worldbuilding, likeable characters, and hot sex. it's a pick two situation, with most really not even managing that.
one of the stories, "green cheese," was also super racist. i will never understand how people can put in steam-powered flying aircrafts in an alternate reality but still stick to colonialist history. it's boring, do better.
i kept reading this because each story was so short, i kept thinking the next one has to be better, just finish this one, and i was so fucking wrong. i finished reading this today solely so i do not have to get up and open this book again tomorrow.
there is nothing good here. sylvia day's story is the first one, and she suffers from the same pacing issues as the rest of the authors.
do not read this.